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Russian banker in fraud case granted London asylum

Russian banker in fraud case granted London asylum

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MOSCOW — A Russian banker accused of fraud said Friday he has been granted asylum in Britain to protect him from "baseless" politically motivated charges in Russia.

Former Bank of Moscow head Andrei Borodin told Russian media that he had convinced British authorities that charges he faces in Russia are politically motivated persecution launched by Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.